Albany Area Coming Up Calendar — April 6-12, 2016

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ONGOING

Albany Museum of Art

Exhibits at the museum, 311 Meadowlark Drive. Free admission; donations welcome. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Call (229) 439-8400 or visit www.albanymuseum.com.

On exhibit are:

A True Likeness: The Black South of Richard Samuel Roberts through May 28, East Gallery;

A.E. Jenkins: Connection to the Past through May 14, Hodges Gallery;

— Masterworks from the International Guild of Realism through June 11, Haley Gallery;

— Full Spectrum Wildlife through May 30, Evans Gallery;

— From African Hands, permanent installation, MillerCoors Gallery.

Albany Area

Arts Council

The AAAC, 215 N. Jackson St., has free admission. The council normally is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Call ahead for holiday hours. Call (229) 439-2787. Exhibits:

Albany Civil

Rights Institute

Located at 326 Whitney Ave., ACRI hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Closed on holidays. Call (229) 432-1698 or visit albanycivilrightsinstitute.org.

Center for Art and

Rehabilitative Energies Inc.

Located3696 Pearl St., Shellman. Open each Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. All the exhibitions are open to the public. Group tours can be scheduled. Contact (229) 679-5069. Exhibits:

The Art of Our Time, works by Albany State University art faculty members Charles “Chazz” Williams, K. Meredith Lear-Perkins and Scott Marini, Sunday through May 1.

Flint RiverQuarium

Located at 101 Pine Ave., Albany Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. Call (229) 639-2650.

— Imagination Theater movies: Fridays through Sundays: Alligator Kingdom 1:15 and 4:15 p.m.; Micro Planet 2:15 p.m.; Invincible Army 3:15 p.m.

— Discovery Day: First and third Sundays, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Family fun with arts and crafts, storytelling, live animal presentations and more. Designed for children ages 5 and up, each month features a different theme. Children receive a free F.U.N. Passport that is stamped on each Sunday visit. Free with RiverQuarium membership or with regular admission.

Georgia Museum

of Agriculture

and Historic Village

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College museum is at 2802 Moore Highway, Tifton. Contact (229) 391-5055 or email [email protected].

Last Words, Eternal Rest: Exhibit by fiber artist Susan Lenz opens Saturday and continues through June 28.

Jack Hadley

Black History Museum

Located at 214 Alexander St., Thomasville. Contact (229) 226-5029 or visit www.jackhadleyblackhistorymuseum.com.

Terrell History Museum

Located at 211 W. Lee St., Dawson, is open by appointment. Call (229) 995-2866.

Thronateeska Heritage Center: 100 W. Roosevelt Ave. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Wetherbee Planetarium and Science Museum are part of center. Darton students get free admission with student ID. Visit www.heritagecenter.org or call (229) 432-6955.

Tifton Museum of

Arts and Heritage

Located at 225 Love Ave., Tifton. Open 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 1 p.m.-7 p.m., Thursdays; 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Sundays. Call (229) 382-5083 or email [email protected].

Wetherbee

Planetarium

Located at the Thronateeska Heritage Center, 100 W. Roosevelt Ave. Show schedule: Thursdays-Saturdays; 10:30 a.m., “Molecularium”; 11:30 a.m., “Earth Moon and Sun”; 1 p.m., “Astronomyths”; 2 p.m., “Two Small Pieces of Glass”; 3 p.m., “Black Holes.” Check with museum for schedule changes.

FRIDAY

Chehaw Native American Festival: 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Chehaw, 105 Chehaw Park Road. Schedule: 10 a.m., music by Joseph FireCrow; 10:30 a.m, Aztec dancers; 11 a.m., Touch the Earth Dancers; 11:30 a.m., Muscogee dancers; noon, music by Arvel Bird; 12:30 p.m., Muscogee Stickball; 1 p.m., primitive technologies demonstration; 1:45 p.m., music. Contact (229) 430-5275 or visit chehaw.org.

Itty Bitty Quilties: 1 p.m.-4 p.m., ABAC Agricultural Museum, Tifton. Sue Turnquist, award winning fabric artist from Tifton, will teach the class involving adventures in fusing and free motion quilting. Cost: $25, includes kit. Contact Sue Turnquist at [email protected] to enroll.

Wiregrass Quilters Guild Annual Show: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. , ABAC Museum of Agriculture, Tifton. Activities will include quilt raffle, theme basket raffles, area vendors and voting for viewers’ favorite.

Driving Miss Daisy: 7:30 p.m., Theatre Albany, 514 Pine Ave. Theatre Albany performs comedy-drama about an unlikely, long-time friendship. Tickets: $20, adults; $15, seniors; $10, students and military. Box office: (229) 439-7141.

Moultrie Staggerwing Country Jamboree: 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Gary Page and The Country Rockers, featuring Billy Wilson, Wayne Watson, Lalla Lehmann, Emmitt Page and Gary Page and karaoke; next door to Sunbelt Expo in Moultrie, raffles, (229) 603-2224 or (229) 405-2027, or email [email protected].

SATURDAY

Tift Park Community Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Tift Park, Fifth Avenue. Local produce, food vendors and arts and crafts. Contact: (229) 352-1974.

Wiregrass Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-noon, behind the Country Store at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton. Local produce, food vendors and arts and crafts. Free admission to market.

Wiregrass Quilters Guild Annual Show: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 9 a.m.-4 p.m., ABAC Museum of Agriculture, Tifton. Activities will include quilt raffle, theme basket raffles, area vendors and voting for viewers’ favorite.

Chehaw Native American Festival: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Chehaw, 105 Chehaw Park Road. Schedule: 10 a.m., posting of color/veterans dance; 10:15 a.m, Muscogee dancers; 10:45 a.m., music by Arvel Bird; 11:15 a.m., Aztec dancers; noon, Touch the Earth Dancers; 1 p.m., Muscogee Stickball; 1:30 p.m., music by Arvel Bird; 2:15 p.m., Aztec dancers; 3 p.m., Touch the Earth Dancers; 4 p.m., Muscogee dancers; 4:45 p.m., storytelling by Nancy basket; 5:15 p.m., music by Arvel Bird; 5:45 p.m., retiring of colors. Contact (229) 430-5275 or visit chehaw.org.

Confederate flag raising re-enactment: 11 a.m., Weston. Re-enactment of first Confederate flag raising in Georgia 1861. Event followed by Barbecue at Antioch Baptist Church. Hosted by Stewart-Webster SCV Camp, Weston. Contact James W. King at [email protected].

Driving Miss Daisy: 7:30 p.m., Theatre Albany, 514 Pine Ave. Theatre Albany performs comedy-drama about an unlikely, long-time friendship. Tickets: $20, adults; $15, seniors; $10, students and military. Box office: (229) 439-7141.

The Gift of the Elk: 7:30 p.m., Albany Municipal Auditorium, 200 N. Jackson St. Native American flutist Joseph FireCrow is guest performer in the Albany Symphony Orchestra’s season finale concert. Pre-concert notes are at 6:30 p.m. Selections to include The Gift of the Elk (Cockey), Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” (Dvorak) and works by Adolphus Hailstork. Tickets: $15-$40. Contact symphony office at (229) 430-8933 or visit albanysymphony.com.

Montgomery Gentry: 8 p.m., Wild Adventures Theme Park, 3766 Old Clyattville Road, Valdosta. Concert admission free with park admission or season pass. Contact (229) 219-7080 or visit wildadventures.com.

Pelham Country Jamboree: 5 p.m.-11 p.m., 153 W. Railroad St., Pelham. Entertainment by Cotton Boll Express featuring special guests Lalla Leaman, Mack Harrison, and Gary and Emmitt Page. Contact (229) 603-2224 or (229) 405-2027 or email [email protected].

SUNDAY

Chehaw Native American Festival: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Chehaw, 105 Chehaw Park Road. Schedule: 10 a.m., posting of color/veterans dance; 10:15 a.m, music by Arvel Bird; 10:45 a.m., storytelling by Nancy Basket; 11 a.m., Muscogee dancers; noon, music by Arvel Bird; 1 p.m., Touch the Earth Dancers; 2 p.m., Aztec dancers; 3 p.m., Muscogee Stickball; 3:30 p.m., Touch the Earth Dancers; 4 p.m., Aztec dancers; 4:30 p.m., music by Arvel Bird; 4:50 p.m., retiring of colors. Contact (229) 430-5275 or visit chehaw.org.

Driving Miss Daisy: 2 p.m., Theatre Albany, 514 Pine Ave. Theatre Albany performs comedy-drama about an unlikely, long-time friendship. Tickets: $20, adults; $15, seniors; $10, students and military. Box office: (229) 439-7141.

Confederate Memorial Service: 2 p.m., Worth County Courthouse, Sylvester. Contact James W. King, (229) 854-1944 or [email protected].

TUESDAY

After School Art Academy: 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Albany Museum of Art, 311 Meadowlark Drive. After-school program for students in grades 6-8. Fee: $50 registration fee for series (cover supplies); $15 per class. Contact: (229) 439-8400.

Pelham Country Jamboree line dancing lessons: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., downtown Pelham across from train depot. Donation of $5 required to help raise money for Saturday Jamboree. Contact Regina Hurst at (229) 294-0520, (229) 405-2027 or (229) 603-2224.

APRIL 14

Driving Miss Daisy: 7:30 p.m. (also, April 15-16), Theatre Albany, 514 Pine Ave. Theatre Albany performs comedy-drama about an unlikely, long-time friendship. Tickets: $20, adults; $15, seniors; $10, students and military. Box office: (229) 439-7141.

APRIL 15

Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds: 7:30 p.m., Albany Civic Center. I Love Music Tour concert by edmonds includes special guests Lyfe jennings, Tyanna Jones and Endure. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com.

APRIL 16

Jacob Whitesides: 8 p.m., Wild Adventures Theme Park, 3766 Old Clyattville Road, Valdosta. Concert admission free with park admission or season pass. Contact (229) 219-7080 or visit wildadventures.com.

APRIL 17

Driving Miss Daisy: 2 p.m., Theatre Albany, 514 Pine Ave. Theatre Albany performs comedy-drama about an unlikely, long-time friendship. Tickets: $20, adults; $15, seniors; $10, students and military. Box office: (229) 439-7141.

APRIL 21

ABAC Performing Arts Series: 7 p.m., Howard Auditorium, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton. Saxophonist Greg Tardy performs with the ABAC Jazz Ensemble in final concert of 2015-16 season. Tickets: $15, adults; $10, students under 18. Tickets available online at www.purplepass.com/abac or by phone at (229) 391-4895.

APRIL 23

Rose Festival: 95th annual event, 9 a.m.-10 p.m., downtown Thomasville. Two parades, live music, street dance featuyring music by the Swingin’ Medallions, arts & crafts, food vendors. Most events are free admission. Contact (229) 227-7020 or email [email protected].

TobyMac & Hollyn: 8 p.m., Wild Adventures Theme Park, 3766 Old Clyattville Road, Valdosta. Concert admission free with park admission or season pass. Contact (229) 219-7080 or visit wildadventures.com.

Ballroom dancing: 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m., ballroom, Hasan Temple, Palmyra Road, Albany. Cost: $10 per person. Attire: dressy casual. Music provided by DJ Kurt Baker. Desserts, snacks and coffee provided; water and soft drinks available. Contact Michelle Oaks, (229) 869-0566.

APRIL 24

Confederate Memorial Service: Colquitt County Courthouse, Moultrie. Contact James W. King, (229) 854-1944 or [email protected].

APRIL 27

Transforming 2 Wellness 2016: noon-5 p.m., Mt. Zion Baptist vChurch Family Center, 1905 Martin Luther King Jr. drive, Albany. Success stories, local resources and community conversations on mental health and/or substance abuse challenges. Visit www.eventbrite.com/e/transforming-2-wellness-tickets-24169847665 or call (229) 329-1444.

APRIL 30

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 2500 Nottingham Way. Benefits Lily Pad SANE Center. Contact Jon DuMond, (229) 435-0074 or email [email protected].

Southwest Georgia Confederate Memorial Service: 9 a.m.-noon, at Confederate Memorial Park, Philema Road, 1/2 mile north of Chehaw Park. Hosted by Albany Sons of Confederate Veterans. Contact James W. King at (229) 854-1944 or email [email protected].

Ragin’ Cajun Crawfish and Shrimp Boil For Megan’s House with Paula Deen: 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Hasan Temple, 1822 Palmyra Road, Albany. Celebrity Chef Paula Deen will appear at fundraiser for Easter Seals’ Megan’s House. Music, cash bar and silent auction. Tickets: $50 each. Tickets available at Easter Seals of Southern Georgia, 1902 Palmyra Road, by calling (229) 439-7061 or visit or online at www.easterseals/southerngeorgia.org.

Evening in Vienna: 8 p.m., Nelson Tift Building, 226 W. Broad Ave., Albany. Annual Albany Chorale fundraiser and season finale. Tickets: prices to be announced. Ticket locations: Parker Music, Portman’s Music or from any Chorale member. Visit www.albanychorale.org.

Cheap Trick: 8 p.m., Wild Adventures Theme Park, 3766 Old Clyattville Road, Valdosta. Concert admission free with park admission or season pass. Contact (229) 219-7080 or visit wildadventures.com.

MAY 6

Coffee and Conversation: 10 a.m., Albany Museum of Art, 311 Meadowlark Drive. Talk led by Katie Dillard on “Masterworks from the International Guild of Realism,” Haley Gallery. Free admission.

MAY 7

Kelsea Ballerini: 8 p.m., Wild Adventures Theme Park, 3766 Old Clyattville Road, Valdosta. Concert admission free with park admission or season pass. Contact (229) 219-7080 or visit wildadventures.com.

The Coming Up Calendar is a summary of upcoming entertainment events published Wednesdays in SouthView. If you have a item for the Coming Up Calendar, please submit it by 5 p.m. Thursday before publication.

Submissions must be typed, concise and emailed to [email protected]; faxed to (229) 888-9357, Attn. SouthView; or dropped by our office at 126 N. Washington St.

Chehaw will kick off its largest event of the year on Friday when the park welcomes its annual three-day Native American Cultural Festival. (Staff Photo: Terry Lewis)

Native American musician Joseph FireCrow will perform Friday at the Chehaw Native American Festival and Saturday evening with the Albany Symphony Orchestra. (Photo courtesy of the Albany Symphony Orchestra)

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